Joe Powell (American football)

American gridiron football player (born 1994)

American football player

Joe PowellPersonal information

Born:|  (1994-02-25) February 25, 1994 (age 28)
Portsmouth, Virginia
Height:| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:| 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:| Portsmouth (VA) I. C. Norcom
College:| Globe Tech
Position:| Linebacker
Undrafted:| 2014
Career history

* Lehigh Valley Steelhawks (2015)
* Cleveland Gladiators (2016)
* New York Giants (2016)*
* Buffalo Bills (2016–2017)*
* Atlanta Havoc (2018)
* Baltimore Brigade (2018)
* Birmingham Iron (2019)
* Baltimore Brigade (2019)
* St. Louis BattleHawks (2020)
* Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2020–2021)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

* PIFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2015)
* Second-team All-Arena (2018)

Career NFL statistics

Career Arena statistics
| Total tackles:| 41

|

Forced fumbles:| 0
Pass deflections:| 6
Interceptions:| 5
Player stats at NFL.com · ArenaFan.com

Joe Powell (born February 25, 1994) is a professional gridiron football Strong Safety who is a free agent. He played college football at Globe Institute of Technology in Manhattan, New York City.

## Contents

* 1 Early years
* 2 College career
* 3 Professional career
* 3.1 Lehigh Valley Steelhawks
* 3.2 Cleveland Gladiators
* 3.3 New York Giants
* 3.4 Buffalo Bills
* 3.5 Atlanta Havoc
* 3.6 First stint with Brigade
* 3.7 Birmingham Iron
* 3.8 Second stint with Brigade
* 3.9 St. Louis BattleHawks
* 3.10 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Early years[edit]

Powell prepped at I. C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, Virginia, where he played football and track & field.[1]

## College career[edit]

Powell played one season of football at Globe Institute of Technology, totaling 53 tackles, 1.5 sacks and one interception in 2013.[2]

## Professional career[edit]

### Lehigh Valley Steelhawks[edit]

Powell was signed by the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) in 2015. He earned PIFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors after recording 52.5 tackles and 11 interceptions.[2]

### Cleveland Gladiators[edit]

Powell was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League on August 11, 2015.[3] He played for the team during the 2016 season.

Powell attended rookie minicamp with the Philadelphia Eagles on a tryout basis in May 2016.[4]

### New York Giants[edit]

Powell signed with the New York Giants on August 17, 2016.[5] On August 30, 2016, he was waived by the Giants.[6]

### Buffalo Bills[edit]

On October 25, 2016, Powell was signed to the Bills' practice squad.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills on January 2, 2017.[8] On September 2, 2017, Powell was waived by the Bills.[9]

### Atlanta Havoc[edit]

Powell signed with the Atlanta Havoc in January 2018.[10]

### First stint with Brigade[edit]

On March 22, 2018, Powell was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade.[11]

### Birmingham Iron[edit]

Powell signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) for the 2019 season.

### Second stint with Brigade[edit]

After the AAF suspended football operations, Powell was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade on April 7, 2019.

### St. Louis BattleHawks[edit]

In October 2019, Powell was drafted by the St. Louis BattleHawks of the XFL in the 2020 XFL Draft.[12] He scored the first special teams touchdown in the second generation of the XFL on February 23, 2020, scoring on a 90-yard kickoff return, which featured a reverse that he received from Keith Mumphery. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[13]

### Hamilton Tiger-Cats[edit]

On April 13, 2020, Powell signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[14] He was released on April 22, 2021.[15]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Larry Rubama (November 27, 2011). "Football: Norcom had a plan, but not all answers". www.pilotonline.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
2. ^ a b "Joe Powell". clevelandgladiators.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. ^ "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
4. ^ "Check Out The Rookie Minicamp Roster". philadelphiaeagles.com. May 12, 2016. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
5. ^ Kratch, James (August 17, 2016). "things you need to know about new Giants defensive back Joe Powell". nj.com. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
6. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 30, 2016). "Giants announce first round of roster cuts". Giants.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017.
7. ^ Brown, Chris (October 25, 2016). "Bills elevate practice squad WR Eagan to active roster". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017.
8. ^ "Bills announce six as future signings". BuffaloBills.com. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on August 29, 2017.
9. ^ Brown, Chris (September 2, 2017). "Bills move 30 off the roster to reach 53". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018.
10. ^ "Havoc sign DB and Former NFL & Indoor Football Veteran Joe Powell". atlantahavoc.com. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
11. ^ "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
12. ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
13. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
14. ^ "Tiger-Cats Add Three Americans, Including Former NFL Running Back Oliver". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. April 13, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
15. ^ "2021 CFL Transactions". CFL.ca. Retrieved April 23, 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Globe Tech bio
* Arena Football bio